CMS Price Transparency Data

MRI, lower back (no contrast)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Logan County

Billing Code: 72148 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$434

about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate · typically $160–$531

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$570

Above the fair price

about $136 over the fair price · 2.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $244 Fair price $434 This hospital $570 Cash price $2,408 Hospital's list price $3,705

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OK hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $101 Priciest $570

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a MRI, lower back (no contrast) is about $434 (about 1.8× the $244 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Logan County charges insurers about $570, or about $2,408 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Guthrie, OK.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $434. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$945 - $2,594	388%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$945 - $1,778	388%
Aetnamajor	$106 - $2,175	43%
Cignamajor	$974 - $3,149	400%
Humanamajor	$106 - $945	43%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,112	456%
Healthcare Highways	$2,779	1140%
HealthLink	$2,223 - $3,149	912%
Independent Health	$945	388%
Medica	$1,852	760%
+ 36 smaller / regional plans	$665 - $3,334

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 2,408), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 72148.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mercy Hospital Logan County is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72148.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Logan County

Compare: MRI, lower back (no contrast) at other OK hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.